Family 'heartbroken' after FAI founding member's medals stolen

Family fears that medals, presented by the FAI more than half a century ago, will be melted down

The medals taken in the burglary. Picture: Gardaí

Gardaí are seeking raiders who made off with a safe containing two gold medals presented by the FAI more than half a century ago to one of its founding members.

The two medals – one in 18-carat gold, the other in 9-carat gold – were presented to James, better known as Jim, Younger, first to mark his role as chairman of a junior committee in the 1930/31 season and later his junior chairmanship in the 1954/55 campaign. Now, since the eveningtime burglary at a house on the Howth Road in Raheny in Dublin on Wednesday, they are gone.